Old and New Causes of the Second World War

Changes in Germany’s power were abrupt and more radical
In a time of crisis after the humiliating civil war and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, Germany seemed to be coming back on top. However, after the great depression an economic disaster took hold. Using the peoples vulnerability Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist (Nazi) party created campaigns in promises of a better future
Main goal: destroy Soviet Union and dismantling of Versailles settlement
In order to make alliances Germany heavily focused on the use of their military to enforce power gaining Italy and Spain

Unchecked Aggression and the Coming of war in Europe and the Pacific

Starting point of WW2: Sept. 1, 1939 with Germany’s invasion of Poland
Creation of Axis powers
In times of Germany power leaders such as Winston Churchill tried to convince nations in aiding to stop the fascist spread however fear of entering yet another war
It was the move of the Japanese first against China however that started the violent work
Hitler focuses on Slavic East and creating nonaggression pact with Stalin that divided smaller state

With Germany’s increasing speed within the war it was beginning to seem hopeless. These ideas brought true to the word Blitzkrieg meaning “lightning war”
Led by Winston Churchill the battle of Britain commenced with an air attack on Germanic forces
Germany fights Europe but bitter winters of 1942 and 1943 keep forces of tilt

The destruction of genocide of the Jewish people became the official policy of the Reich
Concentration camps (factories of death) where Jew were either put to death of harsh labors in order to aid the war
As many as 12 million people were murdered in the genocidal orgy now known as the Holocaust

Even with the works of campaigns it wasn’t until the attack of civilian ships on U.S. Atlantic waters did the United states officially enter and aid the Alliances
The repel of invading Allied armies became officially known as the Battle of the Bulge which lasted in the winter of 1944-1945.
By the early months of 1995 the Allied parties were in the middle of negotiations when by April 30 Hitler had created suicide

Allied powers work to end war of Japan and China
Battle of the Coral sea then a month later Midway island. These Pacific battles were happening continuously one after another
By early summer of 1945 Japanese leaders were sending out peace feelers while frantically leaders continued to aim to fight until death

The United nations were created in hopes of extending a renewed peace with axis powers
With the establishment of the U.N. international diplomacy and assistance moved beyond the orbit of the Western powers

Lasted until the 1980’s
The cold war began when the allies began to debate about the postwar settlement (territorial gains)
This war consisted of internal conferences of the debates creating the Tehran Conference where the alliance agreed on the invaded regions of France. Where Britain fights for Greece, Hungry, and Yugoslavia
Yalta Conference: The negotiations of needed support in order to end officially Japans tirade with negotiations of more land
Germany divided into 3
Final post war conference of Potsdam in July 1945: Russian forces now occupied most of Europe and Eastern Germany. Soviets take Poland. And the Poles gaining part of eastern Germany in compensation
Austria was also divided and a neutrality of peace between the United states and the Soviet union was created.